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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2016

Pre-Analytical Considerations for Successful Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS): Challenges and Opportunities for Formalin-Fixed and Paraffin-Embedded Tumor Tissue (FFPE) Samples.

Gladys Arreaza, Ping Qiu, Ling Pang, Andrew Albright, Lewis Z Hong, Matthew J Marton, Diane Levitan

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Gladys ArreazaTranslational Medicine, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA. gladys.arreaza@merck.com.
Ping QiuTranslational Medicine, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA. ping.qiu@merck.com.
Ling PangTranslational Medicine, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA. ling.pang@merck.com.
Andrew AlbrightTranslational Medicine, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA. andrew_albright@merck.com.
Lewis Z HongTranslational Biomarkers, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Singapore 609927, Singapore. zuocheng.lewis.hong@merck.com.
Matthew J MartonTranslational Medicine, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA. matthew_marton@merck.com.
Diane LevitanTranslational Medicine, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA. diane.levitan@merck.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In cancer drug discovery, it is important to investigate the genetic determinants of response or resistance to cancer therapy as well as factors that contribute to adverse events in the course of clinical trials. Despite the emergence of new technologies and the ability to measure more diverse analytes (e.g., circulating tumor cell (CTC), circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), etc.), tumor tissue is still the most common and reliable source for biomarker investigation. Because of its worldwide use and ability to preserve samples for many decades at ambient temperature, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumor tissue (FFPE) is likely to be the preferred choice for tissue preservation in clinical practice for the foreseeable future. Multiple analyses are routinely performed on the same FFPE samples (such as

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DNA amplifiabilityDNA extractionformalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tumor tissue (FFPE)next-generation sequencing (NGS)pre-analytics

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PMID27657050
PMCPMC5037844

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